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Huipil

99-23-114

From: Guatemala | Comalapa

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Huipil
Object Number 99-23-114
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Maya (Central American Culture)
Provenience Guatemala | Comalapa
Culture Area Central American
Section American
Materials Cotton | Silk
Technique Embroidered
Iconography Flower
Description

Sobre huipil of two panels with four selvedges each. Neck and armholes are bordered with black velvet. Warp faced blue ground with weft brocading in bands of flowers. Cotton colored dark blue, turquoise, white, red, yellow and green. Silk colored purple.

Length 60.96 cm
Width 101.6 cm
Credit Line Gift of Betty Gerstley, 1999

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